What year you became a Bills fan and Two Bills Drive camaraderie

[BillsFan619]

Hey Bills Mafia!

 

Besides staying up to date on all things Bills, one of the reasons I like coming to this site is for the Bills camaraderie. I figured the best time to get to know you a little more is to do this in the long abyss of the offseason. I'm sure there will be some that don't like this post and will flame it (ie- "Man, it's going to be a long off season", "🤦‍♂️" or worse) because it's not a Bills news post. That's fine, either move on from it or say why you hate the post and then move on from it. That said, if you'd like to participate, here's some things to answer.

 

1. You've been a fan since

2. Your first Bills memory

3. One of your favorite Bills memories

4. Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently

5. Some of you guys have some awesome forum names. What does your forum name say about you?

 

My answers:

1. 1988

2. Bills at Bears in 1988. We lost 24-3 in Soldier Field. I should've known then 😜😂

3. Breaking the drought and experiencing it with my kids/Going to the Bills vs Cowboys Thanksgiving game with my kids/Experiencing the 2020 season with my kids (While I have fond memories as a child, yes, the best experiences are with my kids because they're huge Bills fans as well) 

4. Jim Kelly/Josh Allen

5. The first part of my forum name is obvious. Bills fan through and through! 619 stands for the area code I live in, which is San Diego

 

Okay, Bills Mafia, share (or flame) away.

Edited February 22, 2022 by BillsFan619

[PromoTheRobot]

I started to root for the Bills in '67 at 8 years old. I've been on TBD since the D&C HyperBills days, joining in '98.

[Don Otreply]

My fandom is eight inches, 

if that’s what we are calling it now…

 

Go Bills!!!

[Greg S]

My fandom started in the 70's. OJ was my favorite player growing up and that is how I got hooked on the Bills.

[freddyjj]

15 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said:

You've been a fan since

Your first Bills memory

One of your favorite Bills memories

Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently...

Some of you guys have some awesome forum names. What does your forum name say about you?...

OP, nice topic so will give it a try:

Fan since 1966.  Born week of 1st AFL Bills training camp in 1960!

1st Bills memory listening on radio to Bills losing 1966 AFL championship to KC at home.  Winner went to SB1.

Favorite memory 51-3 vs raiders 1990 playoffs or 2011 beating NE with Brady at the Ralph.

Charles Romes favorite Bill of all time (12th Rd pick and born in France!)  Current player my favorite is Josh Allen.

 

 

 

[Joe Mama]

15 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

My fandom is eight inches, 

if that’s what we are calling it now…

 

Go Bills!!!

[BillsFan619]

4 minutes ago, freddyjj said:

OP, nice topic so will give it a try:

Fan since 1966.  Born week of 1st AFL Bills training camp in 1960!

1st Bills memory listening on radio to Bills losing 1966 AFL championship to KC at home.  Winner went to SB1.

Favorite memory 51-3 vs raiders 1990 playoffs or 2011 beating NE with Brady at the Ralph.

Charles Romes favorite Bill of all time (12th Rd pick and born in France!)  Current player my favorite is Josh Allen.

 

 

 

Nice, bro. Thanks for sharing. So cool!

[Clyde Smith]

Born a fan of Oj in the 70s. Then I became a Montana and Rice fan. Back to Kelly and Reed, been hooked ever since. Haven't missed a draft or game since 96.

Clyde Smith comes from a skit off Ghostface Supreme Clientele album.

[BillsFan619]

2 minutes ago, Clyde Smith said:

Born a fan of Oj in the 70s. Then I became a Montana and Rice fan. Back to Kelly and Reed, been hooked ever since. Haven't missed a draft or game since 96.

That's awesome. So cool, bro!

 

While either is awesome, when you say you haven't missed a game since '96, are you talking in stadium or watching?

[90sTillNOW]

Came in on the last 2 of the  4 in a row.

1st memory. Throwing a pass  to Pete Metzalar in Tecmo Bowl and him doing  the animated dive and catch (that's how I picked bufalo btw).

Brrrruuccceee

Josh Allen.  Named my dog that as well. 

Been on this fourm 2yrs before Josh was drafted. 

2 minutes ago, 90sTillNOW said:

Came in on the last 2 of the  4 in a row.

1st memory. Throwing a pass  to Pete Metzalar in Tecmo Bowl and him doing  the animated dive and catch (that's how I picked bufalo btw).

Brrrruuccceee

Josh Allen.  Named my dog that as well. 

Been on this fourm 2yrs before Josh was drafted. 

The comeback against Houston 

[BillsFan619]

6 minutes ago, 90sTillNOW said:

Came in on the last 2 of the  4 in a row.

1st memory. Throwing a pass  to Pete Metzalar in Tecmo Bowl and him doing  the animated dive and catch (that's how I picked bufalo btw).

Brrrruuccceee

Josh Allen.  Named my dog that as well. 

Been on this fourm 2yrs before Josh was drafted. 

The comeback against Houston 

That’s awesome. Tecmo Bowl for the win!

[Hapless Bills Fan]

45 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said:

1. You've been a fan since

 

~1965.  Watching games as a small child with my grandfather.

 

45 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said:

2. Your first Bills memory

 

Winning 1965 AFL Championship

 

45 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said:

3. One of your favorite Bills memories

 

"The Comeback"

 

45 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said:

4. Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently...

 

Darryl Talley, Micah Hyde

 

45 minutes ago, BillsFan619 said:

5. Some of you guys have some awesome forum names. What does your forum name say about you?

 

I think it is self-explanatory expressing the nature of being a Bills fan through the late '60s early '70s, mid-'80s, and then through the drought.

 

But, as many here know, I used to be "Hopeful".  Changed Sept 11 2016 (Season opener Rex Ryan 2nd season)

 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

1. 1980. I was 10.

2. Even though I know of the tearing down of the goal posts for the 1980 home opener, I dont really recall it. My first and most vivid memory of 1980 was Ferguson playing on a bus ankle in the playoff game.  I've watched several YouTube highlights from the 1980 season in the past year and still Ferguson's ankle is what I remember most.

3. Best Bills memory. I have several. I have posted this before but being on the field for the entire Jets game in 88 with my brother holding cameras for Sports Illustrated.  Next is the Raiders coldest game in Bills history playoff game.  There are several more. Those in person include this year's Patriots playoff game, Bills at GB just because I was able go to Lambeau, and Bills Cleveland MNF - met Al D'Amato in the parking lot. As far as other memories there are too many to list that I saw on TV, but Kelly beating Miami diving into the endzone on the final play is my favorite.

4. Favorite player of all time is Thurman Thomas. Jerry Butler, Fred Smerlas, Kyle Williams, Fred Jackson, and Shady are all on the list. Current is Allen. 

5. My forum name speaks to family and may need to change this Fall if I move back east. 

[Epictetus]

I have been a fan of the Buffalo Bills since they were first created in 1960. My earliest memory of seeing the Bills in person was in the Rockpile stadium because my dad got some free tickets.  My second oldest memory is helping my dad put up the rotating attenna to the roof of our house so we could watch the Bills on Canadian tv.  I joined TBD relatively recently after many years of  lurking around TBD following drafts,etc.  I haven’t lived in Buffalo since 1973, and haven’t been back often except for funerals etc., so I haven’t been to anyplace but the Rockpile.

 

My favorite Bills player of all time is Josh Allen.  Before Josh, I guess it was Kelly and before him OJ.  I didn’t have any favorites during the 1960s (at least I don’t remember them).

 

My favorite game is the “Comeback “ versus Oilers.

 

My screen name “Epictetus” is reflection of the stoicism you needed to be a Bills fan.

 

i remember going to the stadium the Jets play in for a football game, but don’t remember when or what teams. Probably Bills versus Jets, but don’t remember the game itself.

Edited February 21, 2022 by Epictetus

[Millstone twp nj billsfan]

1970

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

1967, I was seven, do not remember the team prior to that (but strangely remember going to Bisons games prior to that).

..so my first memories were from driving in the car on Sundays listening to the Bills lose week after week.

Best memory...being there in 1980, the Day the Dolphins Drowned.

Favorite player...Jim Braxton.

 

[Shaw66]

1. You've been a fan since

 

1959.  I followed their first draft. 

 

2. Your first Bills memory

 

RIchie Lucas being drafted.   Black and white striped socks on the Broncos at the first game in 1960.

 

3. One of your favorite Bills memories

 

The '64 championship game.

The '65 championship game.

Ahmad Rashad on Monday night.

Watching the comeback game.

Whatever Josh Allen did last week. 

 

4. Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently...

 

Oh, man, come on.

 

George Saimes

Billy Shaw

OJ Simpson

Daryl Talley

Andre Reed

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Josh Allen

 

5. Some of you guys have some awesome forum names. What does your forum name say about you?

 

I picked it 20 years ago.  I wanted to signify that I went back to the beginning, I wanted to honor the only Hall of Famer who played only in the NFL, and I wanted honor the temperament and work ethic he always showed. 

[Augie]

I started going to games as a little kid in the mid 60’s. We’d fight over who got to see what team so my dad went from 2 season tickets to four. I remember a battle at the dinner table over who got the Raiders game. 

 

My first memory isn’t even a game event, but walking with the crowd to enter the Rockpile for the first time. This little kid had NEVER seen anything like that! 

 

As for favorite memories, again it’s not game related. In the 3rd grade I was friends with Jack Kemp’s son. We would walk home from school to his house, and it felt surreal. I saw a color TV there for the first time in my life. Lots of cool memories because it was just “life” to him, but bigger than life to me!

 

I’m not a jersey guy, or “player obsessed”. You never know who’s a jerk in real life. But I will say my sister used to babysit Butch Byrd’s kids and I played with his son. He seemed like a fine man to my young eyes. After that, probably Kyle Williams.

 

My forum name says I was thinking of my sister when I joined. She had just had unexpected quadruple bypass surgery. Tall, thin, walked miles a day with the dog, never smoked. I didn’t see that coming! My middle name is Augustine (thanks mom and dad!). She would torment me relentlessly calling me Augie Doggy. She was on my mind. 

Edited February 21, 2022 by Augie

[The Wiz]

1 hour ago, Joe Mama said:

Jokes on you,  @Don Otreply doesn't have any friends. 

[smuvtalker]

Nice topic OP!  Here's my 3 cents:

 

1. You've been a fan since:  1981 is when I remember watching Joe Ferguson hand it off to Joe Cribbs, and throw passes to Jerry Butler.  The only defensive player I was aware of at the time was big Freddy Smerlas. 

2. Your first Bills memory: Besides the above mentioned, the first TRUE memory of rooting for my Bills was in 1990, when we played the Cleveland Browns in the playoffs.  Ronnie Harmon dropped a sure TD pass in the end zone, then one or two plays later Kelly was picked off in the end zone, I think by Clay Matthews....that was my 1st memory of true anguish as a Bills fan.

3. One of your favorite Bills memories:  Beating the living hell out of the Raiders 51-3.  On the Bills 1st touchdown drive, Kelly dropped the snap, had time to pick up the football, dust it off, re-polish it to a high shine, and still throw the TD pass.  I think I knew then the rout was on...

4. Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently: Jim Kelly/Josh Allen

5. Some of you guys have some awesome forum names. What does your forum name say about you?

Actually, Smuvtalker was a nickname I picked up in college and it just stuck with me through adulthood.  Ask my daughter tho and you'd think my name was Cheese-a-saurus.  

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

1. You've been a fan since

 

1987.

 

2. Your first Bills memory

 

Robb Riddick 1-yard TD dives. 

 

3. One of your favorite Bills memories

 

Flutie naked bootleg for the GW TD against Jax. Was at the game, and the magic was amazing. 
 

(Not a favorite, but an indelible one): Coming on this board, which crashed, Right after the MCM. 

 

4. Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently...

 

All-time: Bruce Smith (with an honorable mention to Terrance McGee)

 

Current: Josh Allen

 

5. Some of you guys have some awesome forum names. What does your forum name say about you?
 

I joined here as a lurker “guest” in 1998, and had some boring names for many years. Feel like I hit my stride with Miyagi— favorite movie is Karate Kid, and Mr. Miyagi brings a zen-like calm to this board! 

[MPL]

1. You've been a fan since
I was born into this mess. I don't remember a before time. I'll say 1990 because I was 4 and that's where my memory begins. 
 

2. Your first Bills memory
I vaguely remember talking to my sister's friend about Buffalo and Washington prior to Super Bowl 26. Some better formed first memories involve some pretty epic meltdowns during Super Bowl 27 and 28. 
 

3. One of your favorite Bills memories
My older sister showed horses when I was growing up. And in the early 90s when I was little, I'd get brought along to the horse shows. One of the horse shows took place at the New York State Fair and we'd stay on the fairgrounds in a camper for four or five days (which is awesome when you're a kid). The show runs for 5 days, I think, and all these different farms and stables come with their horses and riders and carts and wagons, etc. And all these horses get stabled in this giant horse barn—rows and rows of horses—and every farm and horse stable gets their own little area. It turns into a horse city and our area was right on main street. Anyway, the State Fair always overlapped with the first weekend of the season. There was another stable on the same aisle as ours that had a little 13" tube TV. Every year I'd go down to their area and watch the first Bills game of the season—just me and the old man who managed their stable. I don't remember his name but he was a Chiefs fan. The Bills always won those game and I'd be running around horse city throwing a football to myself and replaying the game for the rest of the day. 

A close second is listening to The Comeback live on the radio while we were on our way home from my Grandparents'. 
 

4. Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently...

Thurman Thomas was my all-time favorite. Current favorite is Josh Allen. 

[Beast]

1. You've been a fan since:

 

A:1973

 

2. Your first Bills memory

 

A: Listening to the Rich Stadium grand opening and Herb Mul-Key returning the opening kickoff back for a TD.

 

3. One of your favorite Bills memories:

 

A: The whole 1980 season. It was just such a fun year being a Bills fan.To date, that year ranks as my favorite season.

 

4. Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently...

 

A: All-time: Fred Smerlas Current: Josh Allen

 

5. Some of you guys have some awesome forum names. What does your forum name say about you?

 

A: My original was BeastOfTheEast at BBMB and here. I lost my password for here a long time ago so created another account after BBMB shut down and cut it down to Beast as BeastOfTheEast was not available.

 

BeastOfTheEast is a highly competitive wrestling tournament so I grabbed that as my user name 20 years ago.

Edited February 21, 2022 by Beast

[Gugny]

1. You've been a fan since - Jan. 1991

2. Your first Bills memory - Super Bowl vs. NYG.

3. One of your favorite Bills memories - The day TuhROD was traded for a 3rd round pick.

4. Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently... - Fitz/Josh

5. Some of you guys have some awesome forum names. What does your forum name say about you? - I have the Kavorka

 

Edited February 21, 2022 by Gugny

[loedward22]

fan since 1987

First memory of the Bills isn’t actually of a game but is of promotional mugs Pizza Hut had with different Bills helmets on them from different eras. I thought the mugs were so cool because they had a bottle opener on their bottom. 

 

Bill Belichick not being able to do anything about us running the clock out before the field goal at the end of the game to break the streak in 2013.  Followed by him throwing the phone in 2020… and also him storming off the field after the playoff game this year. 
 

All time favorite and current favorite are the same. Josh Allen.  I’m 100% convinced he’ll deliver us our first Super Bowl.  If all time favorite has to be non-current then it’s Ryan Fitzpatrick. 

Name is just a mashup of my names and high school number. 

[Bob in NoCal]

1. Fan since 1960. Remember excitedly talking with my Lockport buds about the new team. “Are we gonna draft Richie Lucas out of Penn State?”

2. First actual on-field memory was Cookie Gilchrist running over people. 
3. Favorite memory was the 51-3 AFC championship game blowout against the Raiders. Leaped into the pool afterwards screaming “Go Bills!” (It was January, it was COLD!)

4. Favorite player used to be the running back, number 32. Now, all-time favorite and current favorite are the same:  Josh Allen!

5. Screen name is my name and where I live, in the beautiful California Foothills near Placerville. 
 

Thanks, OP, for taking me back in time. 

[947]

1. You've been a fan since - 1989. Born & raised in Chicago-area, loved the mid 80s Bears as a kid, but decided Bills were my team in 89' & never paid attention to the Bears again.

2. Your first Bills memory - Beebe getting somersaulted onto his head vs Browns in 89' playoffs.

3. One of your favorite Bills memories - When we signed Bryce Paup. I've never been so excited over a FA/trade acquisition since. Maybe because I was still a teen, but it was like Christmas morning for me.

4. Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently - Bruce/Josh

5. Some of you guys have some awesome forum names. What does your forum name say about you? - Lucky number

[msw2112]

 

 

1. mid 1970s - was too young to remember before then

 

2. a) first general memory:  watching the Bills with my grandfather when was a little kid - can't peg the year, but it was in the 1970s

    b) first specific memory:  playing touch football in the streets with my brothers and friends while listening to the Van Miller broadcasts on Sunday afternoons. I distincly remember November 22, 1981 when the Bills beat New England on a hail mary to Roland Hooks.  https://www.buffalobills.com/video/this-date-in-history-hooks-hail-mary-beats-pats-16341209 .  We stopped playing to listen to the call and were jumping up and down screaming with joy when the play happened.

 

3.  The Roland Hooks catch was #3.  Being at the Greatest Comeback playoff game was #2.  #1, the most exciting, was being at the game against the Broncos on September 30, 1990 when the Bills scored 3 TDs in 77 seconds to come back and beat the Broncos.  That was the loudest and craziest I have ever seen the stadium at a Bills game.  https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2010/9/30/1703600/september-30-1990-bills-score-20-points-in-77-seconds

 

4. While it's hard not to go with John McCargo, and it's difficult to pick one guy, I'll go with Darryl Talley (and can I say Fred Jackson too?).  For a current player, I don't know if I could pick anyone other than Josh Allen.

 

5. My forum name says a lot about my initials and one of my favorite albums of all time.

Edited February 21, 2022 by msw2112

[BillsFan619]

22 minutes ago, Gugny said:

1. You've been a fan since - Jan. 1991

2. Your first Bills memory - Super Bowl vs. NYG.

3. One of your favorite Bills memories - The day TuhROD was traded for a 3rd round pick.

4. Your favorite player of all time and your favorite player currently... - Fitz/Josh

5. Some of you guys have some awesome forum names. What does your forum name say about you? - I have the Kavorka

 

We have a Seinfeld fan. Or, maybe just a Kramer fan.

[PonyBoy]

You know what I've learned about this post? There's a lot of old MF er's here 😂

[BillsFan619]

18 minutes ago, Bob in NoCal said:

1. Fan since 1960. Remember excitedly talking with my Lockport buds about the new team. “Are we gonna draft Richie Lucas out of Penn State?”

2. First actual on-field memory was Cookie Gilchrist running over people. 
3. Favorite memory was the 51-3 AFC championship game blowout against the Raiders. Leaped into the pool afterwards screaming “Go Bills!” (It was January, it was COLD!)

4. Favorite player used to be the running back, number 32. Now, all-time favorite and current favorite are the same:  Josh Allen!

5. Screen name is my name and where I live, in the beautiful California Foothills near Placerville. 
 

Thanks, OP, for taking me back in time. 

You're welcome, bro. It's neat to see yours and everyone's story. That's why I wanted to do it. I figured the best time to do it was the off season.

[BillsFan619]

1 hour ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

~1965.  Watching games as a small child with my grandfather.

 

 

Winning 1965 AFL Championship

 

 

"The Comeback"

 

 

Darryl Talley, Micah Hyde

 

 

I think it is self-explanatory expressing the nature of being a Bills fan through the late '60s early '70s, mid-'80s, and then through the drought.

 

But, as many here know, I used to be "Hopeful".  Changed Sept 11 2016 (Season opener Rex Ryan 2nd season)

 

Thanks for sharing, Hap. I didn't know your forum name use to be, Hopeful.

 

Hopefully JA can change that name back for you by winning a Super Bowl.

[Low Positive]

1. I was born a Bills fan in 1973

2. My earliest memory of a specific game was listening to the Bills lose to the Pats on the radio in my mom's car driving back to Buffalo from my grandma's house in Rochester on 1/2/83. Another early memory is being in Rich on 9/29/85, with the sparse crowd singing "Goodbye Kay" at Kay Stephenson as the Bills lost to the Vikings. 

3. My favorite memory is sitting in my mom's living room watching the Bills destroy the Raiders 51-3. It just seemed unreal to me that the Bills, who had back to back 2-14 seasons in recent memory, would be playing in the Super Bowl. Then watching the NFCCG to see who we would play. I rooted hard for the Giants because I didn't want to see Montana. Little did I know what heartbreak laid just one week in the future. That, BTW, is my worst Bills memory.

4. Talley/Josh. By this time next year, it will probably be Josh/Josh.

5. I was just surprised that it wasn't taken on a Buffalo sports message board.

 

Funny Sabres story: I was in the Aud during a game when the Sabres were eliminated from the Playoffs. I want to say 4/1/86 against the Hartford Whalers. I could be totally wrong about the year and the game.  But as the game wound down, the crowd started chanting "Oh, Ah, Sabres on the golfcourse."

[mcjeff215]

I’ve paid attention since about 1985 or so, really got in during the run. Born into it, but actually started caring around the first grade. The first thing I remember is the KC championship during that run. I don’t really have a favorite player? I know that sounds odd, but the team is more important.

 

My forum name is just the first two letters of my last name followed by my first! It’s not my first though. I lost that one, but I do remember discussing Todd Collins on this board, so there’s that! 

Edited February 21, 2022 by mcjeff215

[filthymcnasty08]

1. Born a fan in  1970

2. First memory was "The juice is loose"

3. My favorite memories:  every time the goal posts came down.

4. Bruce Smith/JA17

5. My forum name is a salute to Lawrence Taylor (That was his college nickname).  Clearly not Bills-related, but he is the best defensive player (IMHO) I have ever seen.

 

[Brand J]

21 minutes ago, PonyBoy said:

You know what I've learned about this post? There's a lot of old MF er's here 😂

Was just thinking this myself 😂 I was born in 1980 and thought I was old for these message boards.

[bigK14094]

1.  Early 60's  (yeh, I'm 76)

2-3  Early memories...ok!...attended a game at the rockpile...my Dad got the company tickets...I saw Mr Wilson with dark hair. (63 I  think)  I was there the day Jack Kemp was on the bench in favor of Tom Flores but  came in in relief.  His first pass was about 60 yards for a TD to Duby.  He walked off cool as can  be, never raised an arm or jumped up and down.  Other early memory was from Ft Polk La, I was there during the Vietnam buildup in 68, I was watching the Bills on a b/w Tv in the corner of the USO club as all the big city boys got the color TV's for their games.  Dan Daraugh was the QB, the Bills were bad.....but got to draft OJ with the pick the next year.  I was at the big comeback game against the Oilers  with Frank Reich leading the way.  Some folks left, but not me.  I had 4 tickets, took my wife and aunt, and had one I could not give away. (really)  I saw Jim Kelly the day he visited Mr Wilson's box, he was playing for Houston or NJ in the other startup pro league at that time.  I knew then he was coming to Buffalo.  The papers didn't cover his visit as I recall.

4.Fav's   today JA    yesteryear: I guess Cookie Gilchrist who ran through people.  Jim Brown like, but he only played for the Bills for maybe 3 years.  the Bills have no modern day equivalent.  

5 I am bigK because....I am big!

[BubbaT]

Fan since 1963 (was 9 years old).  

First Bills memory: Going to the Rockpile with my friend and his dad and sitting in what was then the 1st base reserve seats for baseball. Remember just the whole scene: green grass, blue Bills uniform tops and the craziness of extra points going into the 1st base box seats. Total chaos as fans fought for the balls. Fans yelling “yo, ho” in unison before Mack Yoho kicked off.

 

 

Favorite memory: being at the 51-3 game and the pure joy of knowing we were going to the Super Bowl. LA couldn’t stop them in the first half and called timeout like a beleaguered basketball team.

 

Favorite of all time: Thurman (honorable mentions: Fred Jackson, George Saimes, Tom Sestak, Bobby Chandler).

Favorite now: Josh and Tre 

 

Bubba was my late cat’s name

 

 

Edited February 22, 2022 by BubbaT

[Let's Go Buffalo]

I've been a fan since 1986, when Steve Tasker joined the Bills. (Friend of the family ever since my Dad taught him back in college). 

My first Bills memory was unfortunately their playoff loss vs. the Browns that year before they went on all of those Super Bowl runs. 

One of my favorite Bills memories was when I finally got to come see them play at Home for the first time ever at their Home Opener the year the "Drought" stopped. 

My favorite player of all time is Steve Tasker, and my favorite player currently is Josh Allen. 

My forum name is an obvious one for all of Bills fans, so I apologize for taking it! 

 

On another note, I'm from Kansas, so I Love wearing my Bills Blue among all of the Chiefs Red!

 

[LABILLBACKER]

1. Bills fan since 1969 at 10. Marveled at the way OJ ran and decided to follow him to wherever he landed.  So haunting I'd drive by the Brentwood crime scene at 7am some 25 years later.  News hadn't even broken yet.

 

2. First memory was probably watching OJ run for 200 to get to 2003 against the Jets. I'll also always remember Joe Ferguson gutting it out against the Chargers.

 

3. My favorite Bills memory would be Josh jumping over Anthony Barr. That play set the stage for his future stardom. 

 

4. Favorite player all time.....

    Thurman 

     Favorite player now......

    Josh Allen 

 

5. Born, raised & live in LA my whole life. Enjoyed Sundays at the LA Billbacker bar at Bobby McGees in Burbank with John Mammoser and the gang. Busby's in Santa Monica is now the place to be.